Toronto, Mississauga Real Estate Information

Does Staging Help Sell Your Home? We certainly think so.   With inventory of available homes for sale on market up about 25% in the Greater Toronto Area, we think giving our Sellers every edge possible helps lead to a faster sale, less overall stress and a higher selling price. Buyers are now extremely internet saavy.   ...

The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) resale housing market continued at a moderate but healthy pace throughout the first half of June, Toronto Real Estate Board announced.Prices Still Increasing despite the slow down in SalesPrices continued their upward trend in the first half of this month. The GTA average price is currently $398,542, up four per cent ...

  Next time you meet up with a real estate salesperson don't be surprised if after the introduction, the Big Question of "may I see your identification please" pops up. Realtors are not exactly thrilled with the imposed new Law by the Federal Government to request personal information to confirm a buyer or ...

   GTA House Prices Rise Despite the WeatherEven with the worst weather conditions the GTA has experienced since 1938, house prices beat the winter blues.  Compared to last March, the average price in the GTA rose four per cent to $380,338 and two per cent in the City of Toronto to $404,361.While local buyers are ...

The Frasier Institute produces annual report cards for many of the Public and Catholic Schools in the Province of Ontario, here is a little highlight for the Niagara Region. Which School Ranked the Highest for the Niagara Region? St. Edward Catholic School in Jordon ranked 51 out of the 2,786 schools tested in the ...

Looks like Home Buyers may have the Winter Blues... this seasons record amount of snow had some home buyers deciding to wait it out for the spring market.   The Toronto Real Estate Board's February statistics indicated home sales dropped 11 percent for the Greater Toronto area, 14 percent in the City of Toronto and 9 percent in ...

When buying a home I believe in being as prepared as possible, in advance.   Buyers might find this Home Improvement Estimate Cost Sheet handy when doing a Home Inspection on their potential purchase. Did you know the average Home Inspection reveals an average of 33 deficiencies in a home?  While many of the items may be ...

A special 12-page pullout section in Sunday February 17th Toronto Sun shows how 1,026 GTA schools ranked provincially, with standings presented regionally for Toronto, Durham, York, Halton, Peel and Mississauga.The annual report card ranks 2,786 elementary schools in Ontario based on the results of standardized tests in reading, writing and ...

Professor Paul Anglin, a real-estate economist in Guelph, Ontario and his colleagues from the University of Windsor – along with researchers from CMHC – examined about 20,000 real-estate listings and sales data over a four-year period. They discovered that certain phrases may help – or harm – the sale of a ...

Despite what Wall Street wants us to believe, owning a home isn't the same kind of investment as stocks & bonds.  What you get is a "usable" asset, keep the home in good repair to max out your take!  Leverage:  With stocks you put in all your money for a little piece of a company and you have little control how ...